Emergency Medical Response (EMR)

Emergency Medical Response

Classroom Course with an American Red Cross Instructor

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Emergency Medical Response​ Course Schedule

10:00am- 5:00pm
3:00pm- 10:00pm

Emergency Medical Response​ Course Cost

$800
​​(Payment must be received at least 24 hours prior to class time or $25 Walk-In fee applies. Please call for availability first if paying less than 24 hours.)

​Emergency Medical Response​ Course Length

​The Emergency Medical Response course is designed to be taught in approximately 56 hours, 10 minutes, based on a class size of 6 to 10 participants and the recommended amount of equipment available for each lesson. 

​Successful completion is based on achievement of the core learning objectives rather than a prescribed instruction time.

Emergency Medical Response​ Card

Emergency Medical Response is a credentialed course.
Providers who successfully complete the course receive a course completion card valid for two years.

Emergency Medical Response (EMR)​ Course Description

Attentive Safety offers the American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response (EMR) course to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to work as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).
​Emergency Medical Responders help sustain life, reduce pain and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until more advanced medical personnel take over.

​Emergency Medical Response (EMR)​ Course Audience

​The intended audience for the Emergency Medical Response (EMR) courses include individuals who will be in, or are preparing for, a job or role that requires an emergency medical response certification.

Participants will include:
  • traditional EMS and public safety personnel, such as law enforcement and fire rescue personnel 
  • business/ industry/ industrial response team members, athletic trainers and others with a duty to respond.

Emergency Medical Response (EMR)​ Course Program Highlights

  • The EMR basic-level course remains a classroom-only course; there is no blended learning delivery option for the basic-level EMR course.
  • The information about opioid overdose and applying tourniquets has been enhanced to increase the focus on these topics.
  • The care steps outlined within this program were updated to be consistent with: 2015 International Consensus on CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Science with Treatment Recommendations
  • ​The updated courses within the program are still designed to meet or exceed National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards Emergency Medical Responder Instructional Guidelines.

​State Licensure and Credentialing of Emergency Medical Responders

State EMS agencies have the legal authority and responsibility to license, regulate, and determine the scope of practice of EMS providers within the state EMS system. ASHI’s Emergency Medical Response program is designed to train and certify individuals in Emergency Medical Response — not to license or credential — Emergency Medical Responders. Individuals who require or desire licensure and credentialing within the state EMS system must complete specific requirements established by the regulating authority. It is not the intent of ASHI’s Emergency Medical Response program to cross the EMS scope of practice threshold.